By Elizabeth Waters
After lunch we took another trip to the Mayan ruins at La Milpa—this time with Melvis who gave us a guided tour. In the first plaza (there are three at the site), we saw three temples and a ball court. The thirteenth ruler of La Milpa is buried outside of one of the temples without a stela. This is because he came to power as the citizens of the city were on their way out. He was also a good deal taller than the average Mayan in the area and is believed to have been an Aztec. We climbed up the side of the first and tallest temple with the help of a rope attached to a tree at the top.
After dinner we went on a night ride along the same road to La Milpa. We sat in the back of the truck as Vladimir drove and Melvis stood back with us shining a spotlight into the forest. We saw a giant toad, some turtles, a Kinkajou, some huge moths. We got out of the truck, walked a path, and held some Red-Eyed Tree Frogs.
They were so delicate and their little hands almost stuck to mine. Any deet on our hands would have killed them, so the Connor and Charley (who had just used some) could not hold them. The frogs only come down from the trees for three weeks every year to mate, so we were very lucky to see them!
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